Shoe-holder.



No. 761,819. PATENTED JUNE 7, 1904. 0. G. GATES. SHOE HOLDER.APPLIOATION FILED MAR. 27, 1903.

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UNIT D STATES Patented June 7, 1904.

PATENT OFFICE.

SHOE-HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 761,819, dated June '7,1904.

Application filedlMarch 27, 1903;.

' Be it known that I, OWEN GLENDOWERT :GATES, a citizen of the Uni tedStates, residing at 5 Los Angeles, in the county of Los Angeles and EState of California, have invented certain new and useful Improvementsin- Shoe-Holders;

and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the This invention relates todevices for sup-j porting articles of personal wear, and par-.1ticularly to such devices for holding shoes, slippers, and similararticles while the same are being polished or shined; and some of thejobjects of this invention are to provide'a sim-i ple, cheap, andeflicient device of this'char; acter.

Another object of the invention is to provide such "a device soconstructed as to be readily disconnected from the surface upon whichthe same is secured and constructed'to be disconnected or taken apartfor transportation or when not in use.

A further object of this invention is to provide a device of thischaracter so constructed as to be readily adjustable according to thesize of the shoe with which the device is used.

With these and other objects in view the invention consists,essentially, in the construction, combination, and arrangement of parts,substantially as more fully described in the following specification andas illustrated in the accompanying drawings, forming part of thisapplication, in which Figure 1 is a side elevational view of one form ofthe device, illustrating the parts assembled. Fig. 2 is an enlargeddetail sectional view of the toe portion or last,illustrating the springbroken away above the connection thereof with said portion. Fig. 3 is anenlarged detail rear elevational view of the same. Fig. a is a detailperspective view of the bracket and heel portion, a portion of thespring being shown in dotted lines. Fig. 5 is an elevational view,partly in section, showing a modified form of the constructionhereinbefore shown wherein a diagonal spring is em- Serial No. P1918701(N0 model.) i i f ployed. Fig. 6 is an elevational view of still anotherconstruction wherein a coiled-spring is used. Fig. 7 is an enlargeddetail sectional view of the toe portion or last, showing a part of thespring. Fig. 8 is an enlarged rear elevational view of the toe portion,also showing part of the spring. Fig. 9 is a perspective view of thespring, on an enlarged scale; and Fig. 10 is a detail view of a bracketconstructed to receive a spring, as illustrated in Fig. 9.

to the construction illustrated in Figs. 1 to.

4 thereof, the reference character 1 designates a last or toe portion,which may be of any suitable formation and size and in which there ispreferably constructed a groove or channel 2, tapering or inclined at 3to permit the movement of the toe portion in relation to the spring 6when the same are connected, substantially as illustrated in dottedlines in Fig. 2 of the drawings, in order to permit of the Withdrawal orremoval of the shoe or other article from the holder, as well as theplacing of the same thereon, as will be readily understood. Ascrew orsimilar device 4 is secured within the groove or channel 2 to engage orenter an opening 5 in the spring 6, by means of which construction thespring can be readily detached or disconnected from the last fortransportation or when not in use.

. An attaching-plate 7 is provided with jaws or lugs 8, constructed toengage a T-shaped end 9 of a bracket 10, having recesses or openings 11to receive removably the other end of the spring 6, it being understoodthat any number of openings 11 may be provided to adapt the holder foruse with articles of different sizes or to make the holder adjustable,and formed on or connected with the bracket 10 is a heelpiece 12 of anysuitable size Orshape. When it is desired to clean an article or shoe,the same is slipped upon the last 1 and the same is tilted or elevatedinto the position shown in dotted lines in Fig. 2, whereupon the last isforced toward the heel-piece 12 and the latter enters the heel of thearticle, and the parts are then released, so that the spring will holdthe article securely in position while it is being cleaned or shined inthe usual manner.

In Fig. 5 of the drawings substantially the same construction isemployed, with the exception that an inclined spring 13 is removablysecured to the last 1 and the heel-piece 12; but the operation of thedevice is the same as that herein described.

Adverting to Figs. 6 to 10, inclusive, there is illustrated a doublecoiled spring 14:, carrying a web or plate 15, in which is formed anopening 5 to removably receive the screw 4 upon the last 1, as beforeexplained; but the free ends 16 of the spring removably enter openings17in the bracket 10, substantially as the hat spring 6, before referredto. With the exception of the formation of the spring 14 theconstruction and operation of the device illustrated in Figs. 6 to 10 ofthe drawings is the same as that before described, and furtherexplanation thereof will not be required.

By means of this construction a simple, cheap, and efficient device isprovided, which is constructed to readily receive and retain the shoe orother article and to rigidly support the same during the operation ofcleaning or polishing it.

It is not desired to confine this invention to the specificconstruction, combination, and arrangement of parts herein shown anddescribed, and the right is reserved to make all such changes in andmodifications of the same rying a heel portion, a toe portion and a A.

spring connected directly with said bracket and toe portion.

3. A holder provided. with an attachingplate, a bracket removablyconnected therewith and carrying a heel portion, a toe portion and aspring removably and adjnstahly connecting said bracket and toe portion.

4:. A holder provided with an attachingplate, carrying lugs or cars, abracket having a T-shaped end to engage said lugs rcniovahlv andcarrying a heel portion, a toe portion having a channel and an engagingdevice and a spring constructed to removably engage said device withinsaid channel and to removahly enter said bracket.

In testimony whereof .I have signed my name to this specification, inthe presence of two subscribing witnesses, at, Los Angeles, in thecounty of Los Angcles, State of California, this 3d day of March, 1903.

OWEN GLENDO\YER GATES.

Witnesses:

J OIIN SA'r'rnmvnrrn, MIeNoN FORD.

